Norilsk Nickel created a new way of nickel production
Edited by Rhod Mackenzie / 2013-10-14 06:21:01
The specialists of the technology and ecological safety management of the Kola GMK (affiliate of Norilsk Nickel) together with the staff of the Institute Gipronickel have created a new way of nickel production from crude ore.
It is based on the leaching method with oxygen and chlorine supply. The iron in the crude passes into residual portions, while the copper, in terms of sulphide product, is removed from nickel-cobalt containing leaching solution, which undergoes cleaning from other impurities later. The clean hydrate of nickel and cobalt are processed into commercial metals at a cell plant.
